Joshua 1:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only Jehovah thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֖ן נִשְׁמַ֣ע אֵלֶ֑יךָ רַ֠ק יִֽהְיֶ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־מֹשֶֽׁה

Transliteration

According-to-all which-shāmaʿnû unto-Mōsheh so nishmaʿ unto-you only yihyeh YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā with-you as-which hāyāh with-Mōsheh

Grammar Details

*shāmaʿnû*: qal perfect 1st person plural - we obeyed
*Mōsheh*: proper noun - Moses
*nishmaʿ*: qal imperfect 1st person plural - we will obey
*yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - may he be
*YHWH*: divine name - the LORD
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
*hāyāh*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was

Word Meanings

*shāmaʿnû*: we obeyed/we listened to/we hearkened to
*nishmaʿ*: we will obey/we will listen to/we will hearken to
*yihyeh*: may he be/let him be/he will be

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 1:5 : 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Josh 1:9 : 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
1 Sam 20:13 : 13 Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Jehovah be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
1 Kgs 1:37 : 37 As Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.
Ps 20:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
Ps 20:4 : 4 Grant thee thy heart's desire, And fulfil all thy counsel.
Ps 20:9 : 9 Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.
Ps 118:25-26 : 25 Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.
Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
1 Tim 2:1-2 : 1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; 2 for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

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